News, observations and reader questions about the Sacramento Kings and the NBA.

October 31, 2007

Still learning more, but two sources close to the Kings confirmed that there were trade talks with Chicago sometime recently. And considering the rumors that sprouted from a Chicago radio station had the Kings as part of a three-team deal sending the Lakers' Kobe Bryant to Chicago, it only makes sense. The Kings are ripe to be involved in a Bryant deal, with plenty of pieces they're willing to move and looking for a variety of pieces from legitimate help to salary cap relief. The talk - not sourced talk, just talk - is that the deal may have sent Ron Artest to the Lakers and brought either Ben Gordon and maybe even Joakim Noah to the Kings. Whatever the pieces, it does not appear to be anywhere close to close to happening and appears to have been quiet for at least a few days. - Sam Amick